The Robot and the Ghost [13+] A case for a robot detective. |
*Notes: I love the name of your Detective agencyβ¦ perfect. Interesting take on the story. Youβve been able to set the stage to style it as one of the old detective shows on television or in the movies, nicely done. I have included a line-by-line review. Red - needed changes Blue- suggested changes or comments. ***It all started one blue sky morning as I was tossing some acorns to the neighborhood squirrel. A voice spoke, but unlike anything (comma) I had heard before. I learned telepathy was sort of like a mix between speaking to yourself and someone whispering in your ear. ***βWhere are you. (question mark, not a period) It feels like your youβre speaking inside of me.β ***βI canβt get through to just anybody, and the only audible sounds I can make is are like the wind blowing. He ignores it.β ***βMy programming wonβt permit me to take that money. Since youβre dead that money doesnβt belong to you. It would be robbery.β There was a weak drawn out (hyphenated) gust. Her repertoire of sounds was increasing. ***That tripped my circuits. To equate me to Obi Wan (hyphenated) Kenobi was too much. I couldnβt turn her down. ***βWell, my husband, Clint, and I had been out drinking. We took a cab home, (no comma) and had another drink before going upstairs to our bedroom. At the top of the stairs, he shoved me down. β¦ ***βOkay. I get the drift. Do you have any idea on how to pin the murder on Clint?β There was that weak long drawn out (hyphenated) gust again. ***βHer husband has a reputation as a wife beater. (hyphenated) β ***βHe is a wife beater. (hyphenated), but that alone donβt doesnβt make him a killer.β ***A meticulous perusal gave me one thing to consider. What if her neck hadnβt been broken in the fall? The stairs were heavily carpeted, (no comma) and would have cushioned the impact. This would explain why no other bones other than those in her neck were found to be broken. ***βCome right over here.β I felt a chill as she glided next to me. She placed a ghostly finger over the letter g. It went on the g then (I would put the letter βgβ in double quotes, or you could write the -g if you want) through the keyboard. Nothing appeared on the screen though it did fog up. That was when I saw the solution to her communication problems.
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